vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Biddulphia rhombus compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Biddulphiales (Biddulphiales)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Biddulphiaceae	Andrenidae
Genus	Biddulphia	Andrena
Species	Biddulphia rhombus	Andrena varians

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Biddulphia rhombus is a centric marine diatom with a distinctly bipolar, rhomboid to broadly lanceolate valve shape bearing prominent horn-like elevations. It inhabits coastal planktonic and benthic environments in temperate to warm seas worldwide. This photosynthetic diatom contributes to marine primary production in neritic coastal waters.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

The Blackthorn Mining Bee (Andrena varians) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.